I was dismayed to read that the Lewiston City Council had voted against Mayor Carl Sheline’s nomination of Leigh Albert to the Planning Board. What I find even more unacceptable is that the three councilors who voted the nomination down, including my own councilor, saw no need for accountability to their constituents and provided no […]
February 2022
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Healthy Living for ME schedules March workshops
Healthy Living for ME plans in March to offer workshops focused on helping Mainers who are living with diabetes and other conditions, as well as a workshop focused on helping people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries live a healthy lifestyle. Available across the state, with in-person, virtual, and telephonic options, these […]
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Bath land trust to host marine scientist’s talk on sea level rise
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust plans to host Susie Arnold, marine scientist at the Island Institute, for a lecture on sea level rise and its current and projected impacts on our region. The virtual lecture will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, and provide insights into the science of sea level rise as […]
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Camden library talk covers discovery of Rodin sculpture
The Camden Public Library is planning an evening of art and intrigue at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3. Art Curator Mallory Mortillaro’s online presentation will unravel the story behind the sculpture titled “Napoleon Enveloppé Dans Ses Réves” (or “Napoleon Wrapped in his Dreams”), thought to be lost to the art world since the 1930s, according […]
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Maine foundation offers journalism scholarships
Maine students interested in careers in journalism can apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The scholarship honors Gannett, a businessman and entrepreneur who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press Herald, according to […]
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Winthrop student makes Western New England University president’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Nathan Miller of Winthrop has been named to the 2021 fall semester president’s list at Western New England University. Students are named to the president’s list for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.
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Thomas Shields: Questions for Democrat-controlled government
Some questions for our Democrat-controlled government, because its policies don’t make any sense to me: Why did President Biden cancel the oil pipeline (11,000 jobs were lost) immediately upon taking office? This was the prelude to an increase in fuel prices. Why did Biden not close the southern border with Mexico, which allowed drug trafficking […]
